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SHON'AI
| Zine | |
|---|---|
| Title: | SHON-AI |
| Publisher: | the fan club, Cherryh's Kheme |
| Editor(s): | unknown editor/s (1981-1988), Sandra C. Morrese (1988-1996) |
| Date(s): | 1981-1996 |
| Series?: | |
| Medium: | |
| Genre: | gen |
| Fandom: | C.J. Cherryh |
| Language: | English |
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SHON'AI was a fanzine published 4 times a year by Cherryh's Khemeis, a fan group with a mutual interest in the works of C.J. Cherryh.
"The zine is member-written and may contain any of the following at any given time: LoCs, interviews with C.J. and/or other authors, Con reports, member news, articles of varying subjects, reviews, upcoming books and just about anything else the editors feel like throwing in, with the exception of fiction, which is not accepted at this time."
"This zine is NOT available for review by other publications, nor is it to be made available to anyone via any electronic media, including the Internet."
Editors
- unknown editor/s (1981-1988)
- Sandra C. Morrese states in the last issue that she'd been editor since 1988, something that contradicts "ed. Renee Raper, Cherryh's Khemeis, c/o Sandra Morrese... A new editor and a new address." -- about issue #34 in 1993 (1988-1996)
Issue 34
SHON'AI 34 was published in 1993.
January 1996
SHON'AI was published in January 1996 and contains 54 pages. It was the last issue.
The front cover was by Karen Rennaux and Sandra Morrese, the back cover by Linda Michaels.
The interior art is by Lyne Masamitau, Karen Rennaux, and Rikki Winters.
From the editorial:
Hello and Welcome to the final issue of SHON-AI. My that does sound strange after so many issues. On the one hand, while it's painful to say good-bye, on the other hand it's a relief. I've devoted a lot of time and energy to putting this zine out since taking it over in 1988, but have unfortunately run out of both lately. Still, I have enjoyed the journey and thank all of you who have patiently and faithfully stood by me and supported my efforts. I've gained many friends through the pages of this little publication and for that I'll always be grateful. I don't wish to loose touch, so I have placed my mother's address under my current one in the masthead. We will move again in the summer of 1997 (don't know where, just when) but I can always be reached through my mother's PO Box.[...]
The end of the zine is dedicated to the publisher to whom C.J. first sold and who has published more of her work than any other single publisher. This is, of course, DAW Books, Inc. (Thanks, Kathleen, for supplying all the materials.) I call it the DAW BOOKS GALLERY and the best part is - EVERY BOOK IN THIS ISSUE IS STILL AVAILABLE FROM DAW!
This information may surprise you, especially if one of the big chain superstores has told you something is out of print. If it's a DAW book don't believe it! DAW hardly ever lets a book of theirs go completely out of print (and certainly never one of C.J.'s) So why do the mega-stores say that? Because when their distributor runs out and decides not to reorder, the store clerks erroneously tell people it's out of print (granted, sometimes that's what the distributors are telling the store.) And DAW is not the only one getting gypped, either, they do it to all the publishers. A good rule to follow is never believe the
bookstores. If you're looking for a particular book and can't find it - write to the publisher. They don't mind and most are willing to do mail-order.
- Letter from the Editor (2)
- Interview with C.J. Cherryh (compiled by Sandra C. Morrese from a written set of questions sent to Cherryh in in the mail) (3)
- Member Publishing News (4)
- The Familiar's Tales, poem by Judith R. Conly (5)
- Housekeeping, poem by Judith R. Conly (6)
- Teamwork, poem by Judith R. Conly (7)
- Cherryh Crossword (8)
- If I Can't Write like Ray Bradbury, Why Bother, essay by Renee J. Raper (Writer's Self Esteem Series, part three) (10)
- Hitchers, art
- The Anatomy of Rejection, essay by Renee J. Raper (Writer's Self Esteem Series, part four) (14)
- Can You Believe They Said This? - Some quotes sent to my husband by a colleague that were too funny to pass up. (random pithy quotes, not fannish) (17)
- DAW Books Gallery (many, many pages of black and white poorly photocopies of the front and back covers of 34 books by Cherryh: "It was Donald A. Wollheim, founder of DAW Books, who discovered C.J. Cherryh and became her first publisher in 1976.") (19)
- Crossword Answers (54)
from the January 1996 issue, Lyne Masamitsu
from the January 1996 issue, Rikki Winters
